§ 258-q. Action for a uniform northeast market. The commissioner is\nhereby authorized and directed to act independently or through the\nNortheastern Association of State Departments of Agriculture, the\nNational Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments and any other group or\nagency, to achieve uniformity of laws and regulations involving\ninspection of farms and plants, sanitary codes, labeling of dairy\nproducts and their imitations, standards for dairy products, licensing\nof milk dealers and the terms of both federal and state milk marketing\norders in effect in the area. He is further directed to work toward the\nelimination of the unnecessary and costly barriers to the free flow of\nmilk created by laws and regulations originally enacted to help the\nincome of dairy farmers but whose present effect is to interfere with\nthe free flow of milk and to reduce the efficiency of distribution. The\ncommissioner will continuously endeavor to effectuate the purpose of\nthis section by seeking uniform laws and regulations, joint\ninvestigations, joint hearings, and joint and concurrent orders and\nregulations. He further will endeavor to create a joint agency or joint\nagencies to carry out and enforce joint and concurrent orders and any\nother joint activities.\n
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